Naked Man Wanders Around St. Cloud Area

Photo: Stearns County Sheriff's Department

August 10, 2018 10:04 AM

A naked man covered a lot of ground in St. Cloud and Sauk Rapids earlier this week before eventually being detained by authorities.

The Stearns County Sheriff's Department reports St. Cloud police responded to a call early Monday morning of a naked male sitting outside an apartment complex talking strangely. The man ran off before officers could get to the area.

But several minutes later, Sauk Rapids police received a report that a naked man was seen running in that city just north of the St. Cloud city limits. The male was seen with a cell phone in his hands, and after identifying him by other means, authorities were able to geo-locate the phone. However, they were unable to make contact with the man.

Then, the sheriff's department reports, St. Cloud police received word a naked man had been seen near the post office on the edge of downtown. A few minutes later, he was spotted walking up the steps at the Stearns County Courthouse. From there, he made his way to the nearby Law Enforcement Center where he was located and detained.

It is believed the man was under the influence of some substance or narcotic.